Switching structure for replacing communication cable joint and use method thereof

Abstract

The invention provides an adapter structure for replacing a communication cable joint and a use method thereof. The adapter structure comprises a test end bottom plate assembly and an adapter plate assembly, in the test end bottom plate assembly, all the power strips are welded to a test end circuit board, the test end circuit board is installed on the bottom face of a test end bottom plate base, and all the power strips penetrate through the test end circuit board. A test end contact pin is arranged in each power strip; in the adapter plate assembly, an adapter part circuit board is installed on the bottom face of an adapter plate base, all adapter part contact pins are arranged on the bottom face of the adapter part circuit board, all communication cable connectors are arranged on the adapter part circuit board, and each adapter part contact pin can be inserted into the corresponding power strip. By quickly replacing the adapter plate assemblies, one test device can be connected with the adapter plate assemblies with different communication cable joints, so that one test device can test various cables.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of communication cable connection testing, and in particular to a switching structure for replacing a communication cable connector and a use method thereof. Background Art

[0002] As the localization rate of aircraft and automobiles increases, the number and types of communication cables installed therein increase, and there is a need to conduct online detection of communication cables. The online detection technology for finished communication cables was introduced into China from abroad. This technology was formed abroad decades ago, and China is in the early stages of development in this field. The prior art generally uses distributed testing equipment to test installed communication cables. Due to the wide variety and different models of communication cables, when testing finished communication cables, different finished communication cables need to be connected to different testing equipment through different connectors. This method requires replacing the connection line every time a finished communication cable is tested, which is complicated and takes a long time to test. How to design a structure that can set up a variety of communication cable connectors and can quickly replace the communication cable connectors is a problem that technicians in this field need to solve. Summary of the invention

[0003] In view of the above-mentioned shortcomings of the prior art, the technical problem solved by the present invention is to provide a switching structure for replacing communication cable connectors, which can be equipped with various communication cable connectors and can quickly replace the tested finished communication cable connectors.

[0004] To achieve the above-mentioned object and other related objects, the present invention provides a switching structure for replacing a communication cable connector, comprising: a test end bottom plate assembly and a switching plate assembly;

[0005] The test end bottom plate assembly comprises: a test end bottom plate base, a test end circuit board and a plurality of sockets; all the sockets are welded to the test end circuit board, the test end circuit board is mounted on the bottom surface of the test end bottom plate base, and all the sockets pass through the test end circuit board; each socket is provided with a test end pin inside;

[0006] The adapter board assembly includes: an adapter board base, an adapter circuit board, a plurality of adapter pins and a plurality of communication cable connectors; the adapter circuit board is mounted on the bottom surface of the adapter board base, all of the adapter pins are arranged on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board, the number of the adapter pins corresponds to the number of the socket strips, all of the communication cable connectors are arranged on the adapter circuit board, and each of the adapter pins can be inserted into the corresponding socket strip.

[0007] Preferably, the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector further includes a panel and four screws; the panel is provided with threaded holes on the plate at four corners; the test end bottom plate through holes are provided at four corners of the test end bottom plate base; the test end circuit board is provided with test end electrical board through holes at four corners; the adapter circuit board is provided with adapter electrical board through holes at four corners; the adapter plate base is provided with adapter seat plate through holes at four corners;

[0008] Each of the screws passes through the adapter seat plate through hole, the adapter electrical board through hole, the test end bottom plate through hole, and the test end electrical board through hole in sequence, and each of the screws is threadedly connected to the corresponding threaded hole of the plate body, and each of the screws connects the adapter plate base, the adapter circuit board, the test end bottom plate base, the test end circuit board and the panel in series.

[0009] Preferably, the test end bottom plate base is made of metal material.

[0010] Preferably, the adapter plate base is made of metal.

[0011] The present invention also relates to a method for using the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector, comprising the following steps:

[0012] 1) The adapter pins on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board are inserted into the socket on the test end circuit board, the test end pins of the test end circuit board are connected to the test equipment through wires, and the communication cable connector is connected to the cable through wires; the cable is tested;

[0013] 2) When the cable test in step 1) is completed, the adapter pins on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board are removed from the socket on the test end circuit board, and the adapter pins on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board of another adapter board assembly are inserted into the socket on the test end circuit board. The communication cable connector is connected to another cable through wires to test the other cable.

[0014] As described above, the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector and the method for using the adapter structure of the present invention have the following beneficial effects:

[0015] The adapter structure for replacing communication cable connectors of the present invention and the method of using the same solve the problem that the test end pins of the test end circuit board can be connected to the test equipment through wires, the test end base plate assembly and the adapter plate assembly are plug-matched, different communication cable connectors can be installed on the adapter plate assembly, and different communication cable connectors can be used to connect different cables. By quickly replacing the adapter plate assembly, one test equipment can be connected to the adapter plate assembly with different communication cable connectors, so that one test equipment can test multiple cables. The adapter structure for replacing communication cable connectors of the present invention solves the problem that the existing method requires different cables to be connected to different test equipment due to the different models of communication cable connectors of the connecting cables. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0016] Figure 1 Shown is a structural schematic diagram of the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of this embodiment.

[0017] Figure 2 It is a schematic diagram of the structure when no panel is provided on the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of this embodiment.

[0018] Figure 3 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of a test end base plate assembly of a transition structure for replacing a communication cable connector according to this embodiment.

[0019] Figure 4 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of a test end base plate base of a test end base plate assembly of a transfer structure for replacing a communication cable connector according to this embodiment.

[0020] Figure 5 Shown is a structural schematic diagram of an adapter plate assembly for replacing an adapter structure for a communication cable connector according to this embodiment.

[0021] Figure 6 Shown is a structural schematic diagram of one of the surfaces of the adapter part circuit board of the adapter plate assembly of the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of this embodiment.

[0022] Figure 7 Shown is a schematic structural diagram of another surface of the adapter part circuit board of the adapter plate assembly of the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of this embodiment.

[0023] Description of Figure Numbers

[0024] 100 Test end base plate assembly

[0025] 110 Test end base plate

[0026] 111 Test end bottom plate through hole

[0027] 120 Test end circuit board

[0028] 130 Socket Strip

[0029] 131 Test terminal pin

[0030] 200 Adapter Plate Assembly

[0031] 210 adapter plate base

[0032] 220 Adapter circuit board

[0033] 221 Adapter board through hole

[0034] 230 adapter pin

[0035] 240 Communication cable connector

[0036] 300 Panel

[0037] 400 Screws DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] The following is a description of the implementation of the present invention by means of specific embodiments. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of the present invention from the contents disclosed in this specification.

[0039] Please refer to the attached drawings. It should be noted that the structures, proportions, sizes, etc. illustrated in the attached drawings of this specification are only used to match the contents disclosed in the specification for people familiar with this technology to understand and read, and are not used to limit the limiting conditions for the implementation of the present invention, so they have no substantial technical significance. Any modification of the structure, change in the proportional relationship, or adjustment of the size should still fall within the scope of the technical content disclosed by the present invention without affecting the effects and purposes that can be achieved by the present invention. At the same time, the terms such as "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "middle" and "one" quoted in this specification are only for the convenience of description, and are not used to limit the scope of the implementation of the present invention. The change or adjustment of their relative relationship should also be regarded as the scope of the implementation of the present invention without substantially changing the technical content.

[0040] like Figures 1 to 7 As shown, the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of this embodiment includes: a test end bottom plate assembly 100 and an adapter plate assembly 200;

[0041] The test end base plate assembly 100 includes: a test end base plate base 110, a test end circuit board 120 and a plurality of socket strips 130; all the socket strips 130 are soldered to the test end circuit board 120, the test end circuit board 120 is mounted on the bottom surface of the test end base plate base 110, and all the socket strips 130 pass through the test end circuit board 120; each socket strip 130 is provided with a test end pin 131 inside;

[0042] The adapter board assembly 200 includes: an adapter board base 210, an adapter circuit board 220, a plurality of adapter pins 230 and a plurality of communication cable connectors 240; the adapter circuit board 220 is mounted on the bottom surface of the adapter board base 210, all adapter pins 230 are arranged on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board 220, the number of adapter pins 230 corresponds one-to-one to the number of socket strips 130, all communication cable connectors 240 are arranged on the adapter circuit board 220, and each adapter pin 230 can be inserted into the corresponding socket strip 130.

[0043] The adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of the present embodiment and the method of using the same, since the test end pin 131 of the test end circuit board 120 can be connected to the test equipment through wires, the test end base plate assembly 100 and the adapter plate assembly 200 are plug-in matched, and different communication cable connectors 240 can be installed on the adapter plate assembly 200, and different communication cable connectors 240 can be used to connect different cables. By quickly replacing the adapter plate assembly 200, one test equipment can be connected to the adapter plate assembly 200 with different communication cable connectors 240, so that one test equipment can test multiple cables; the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of the present embodiment solves the problem that the existing method needs to connect different cables to different test equipment due to the different models of the communication cable connector 240 of the connecting cable, and the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of the present embodiment reduces the influence of the connection of the communication cable connector 240 on the test results.

[0044] In the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector of this embodiment, the test end base plate base 110 can increase the strength of the test end base plate assembly 100 , and the adapter plate base 210 can increase the strength of the adapter plate assembly 200 .

[0045] The adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector also includes a panel 300 and four screws 400; the panel 300 is provided with a plate threaded hole at four corners; the test end bottom plate through holes 111 are provided at four corners of the test end bottom plate base 110; the test end circuit board 120 is provided with a test end electric board through holes; the adapter circuit board 220 is provided with an adapter electric board through holes 221 at four corners; the adapter base 210 is provided with an adapter seat plate through holes 211 at four corners;

[0046] Each screw 400 passes through the adapter seat plate through hole 211, the adapter electrical board through hole 221, the test end bottom plate through hole 111, and the test end electrical board through hole in sequence, and each screw 400 is threadedly connected with the corresponding plate body threaded hole, and each screw 400 connects the adapter plate base 210, the adapter circuit board 220, the test end bottom plate base 110, the test end circuit board 120 and the panel 300 in series. This structure allows the test end bottom plate assembly 100, the adapter plate assembly 200 and the panel 300 to be stably connected and easy to disassemble.

[0047] The test end bottom plate base 110 is made of metal material. The adapter plate base 210 is made of metal.

[0048] Each test end pin 131 and each adapter pin 230 is provided with a shielding layer, and each connector pin in the communication cable connector 240 is provided with a shielding layer, and the provision of the shielding layer can prevent the test results from being affected by the outside world. The adapter circuit board 220 can be installed with a variety of communication cable connectors 240 according to the test requirements. The adapter structure can easily realize the rapid replacement of the adapter board assembly 200.

[0049] The method for using the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector of this embodiment includes the following steps:

[0050] 1) The adapter pin 230 on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board 220 is inserted into the socket 130 on the test end circuit board 120, the test end pin 131 of the test end circuit board 120 is connected to the test equipment through the wire, and the communication cable connector 240 is connected to the cable through the wire to test the cable;

[0051] 2) When the cable test in step 1) is completed, the adapter pins 230 on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board 220 are removed from the socket 130 on the test end circuit board 120, and the adapter pins 230 on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board 220 of another adapter board assembly 200 are inserted into the socket 130 on the test end circuit board 120, and the communication cable connector 240 is connected to another cable through wires to test the other cable.

[0052] The method for using the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector in this embodiment can conveniently and quickly replace the adapter plate assembly 200 , so that one test device can be connected to an adapter plate assembly 200 having different communication cable connectors 240 .

[0053] Compared with the prior art, the adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of the present invention is easy and quick to install. Due to the structure of the shielding layer, it can be used to test high-frequency communication cables. The adapter structure for replacing the communication cable connector of the present invention can install a variety of communication cable connectors 240 according to the test requirements, and can test different finished communication cables at the same time. The adapter plate assembly 200 is directly replaced by a hand screw 400. Compared with the existing wiring method, the adapter structure of the present invention is easy and quick to install.

[0054] The test end base plate base 110 is installed on the test equipment, and the test end base plate base 110 can be adjusted according to different test equipment. The test end base plate base 110 is a 64-pin plug strip 130. The test end base plate assembly 100 includes the test end base plate base 110, the test end circuit board 120 and the plug strip 130; the 64-pin plug strip 130 is soldered to the test end circuit board 120, and the test end circuit board 120 is installed on the test end base plate base 110. Use wires to connect the plug strip 130 on the test end circuit board 120 to the test equipment according to the test sequence.

[0055] When the test communication cable frequency is high, the adapter pins 230 on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board 220 are inserted into the socket 130 on the test end circuit board 120, so that the connection between the adapter board assembly 200 and the test end base board assembly 100 is tighter, and the connection between the adapter board assembly 200 and the test equipment is tighter.

[0056] In this embodiment, the adapter board assembly 200 can be installed with different communication cable connectors according to different test end bottom plate assemblies 100. Two communication cable connectors are installed on the adapter board assembly 200, one of which is a 16-pin plug and the other is an 8-pin plug. These two plugs are aviation plugs, and these two plugs can also be replaced with other aviation plugs according to test requirements. The adapter board assembly 200 includes: an adapter board base 210, an adapter circuit board 220, a plurality of adapter pins 230 and a plurality of communication cable connectors 240; the adapter pins 230 select the corresponding model according to the socket strip 130 on the test end circuit board 120.

[0057] The adapter circuit board 220 can be made of a single-layer or multi-layer circuit board, and different circuit boards can be processed according to the test requirements. Since there are strict requirements for testing communication cables, the length of the metal wire from each pin to the communication cable connector 240 is consistent.

[0058] Align the adapter pins 230 with the corresponding socket strips 130, and install the adapter circuit board 220 on the test end circuit board 120. Use hand screws 400 to fix the adapter board assembly 200 to the test end bottom plate assembly 100; attach the bottom surface of the adapter board assembly 200 to the test end bottom plate base 110 to ensure that the test signal is not affected by external factors.

[0059] The above embodiments are merely illustrative of the principles and effects of the present invention, and are not intended to limit the present invention. Anyone familiar with the art may modify or alter the above embodiments without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention. Therefore, all equivalent modifications or alterations made by a person of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit and technical concept disclosed by the present invention shall still be covered by the claims of the present invention.

Claims

1. A switching structure for replacing a communication cable connector, characterized in that: include: A test end bottom plate assembly (100) and an adapter plate assembly (200); The test end baseboard assembly (100) comprises: a test end baseboard base (110), a test end circuit board (120) and a plurality of socket strips (130); all the socket strips (130) are soldered to the test end circuit board (120), the test end circuit board (120) is mounted on the bottom surface of the test end baseboard base (110), and all the socket strips (130) pass through the test end circuit board (120); a test end pin (131) is provided inside each socket strip (130); The adapter board assembly (200) comprises: an adapter board base (210), an adapter circuit board (220), a plurality of adapter pins (230) and a plurality of communication cable connectors (240); the adapter circuit board (220) is mounted on the bottom surface of the adapter board base (210), all of the adapter pins (230) are arranged on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board (220), the number of the adapter pins (230) corresponds to the number of the socket strips (130), all of the communication cable connectors (240) are arranged on the adapter circuit board (220), and each of the adapter pins (230) can be inserted into the corresponding socket strip (130).

2. The adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: It also includes a panel (300) and four screws (400); the panel (300) is provided with a plate threaded hole at four corners; the test end bottom plate base (110) is provided with a test end bottom plate through hole (111) at four corners; the test end circuit board (120) is provided with a test end electric board through hole at four corners; the adapter circuit board (220) is provided with an adapter electric board through hole (221) at four corners; the adapter base (210) is provided with an adapter seat plate through hole at four corners; Each of the screws (400) passes through the adapter seat plate through hole, the adapter electrical board through hole (221), the test end bottom plate through hole (111), and the test end electrical board through hole in sequence, and each of the screws (400) is threadedly connected to the corresponding plate body threaded hole, and each of the screws (400) connects the adapter plate base (210), the adapter circuit board (220), the test end bottom plate base (110), the test end circuit board (120), and the panel (300) in series.

3. The adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The test end bottom plate base (110) is made of metal material.

4. The switching structure for replacing a communication cable connector according to claim 1 is characterized in that: The adapter plate base (210) is made of metal.

5. A method for using the adapter structure for replacing a communication cable connector as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: 1) The adapter pin (230) on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board (220) is inserted into the plug strip (130) on the test end circuit board (120), the test end pin (131) of the test end circuit board (120) is connected to the test equipment through the wire, and the communication cable connector (240) is connected to the cable through the wire; Test the cables; 2) When the cable test in step 1) is completed, the adapter pins (230) on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board (220) are removed from the socket (130) on the test end circuit board (120), and the adapter pins (230) on the bottom surface of the adapter circuit board (220) of another adapter board assembly (200) are inserted into the socket (130) on the test end circuit board (120), and the communication cable connector (240) is connected to another cable through electric wires to test the other cable.

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